PNM Question

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by Zillini

I stand corrected. My apologies.

I will say I would like to see more Panhellenics set realistic average minimum GPAs for PNMs. Too often I've heard of them setting pretty low minimum averages and few if any of their chapters go that low. It sets PNMs up for failure and heartbreak.

agreed. that happens much too often and makes it seem like the college panhellenic or the greeklife office is only interested in taking recruitment registration fees.

[carnation]

I'm beginning to think that's all that some do. Several years ago, we knew a metro Atlanta girl who registered at Valdosta and she was cut immediately by everyone for grades. Turns out that her GPA was far below the minimum and it was on her application. Why did they even let her register?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

agreed. that happens much too often and makes it seem like the college panhellenic or the greeklife office is only interested in taking recruitment registration fees.

Yep. It's one thing if the rush fee is relatively low or nonexistent, but if it's at a school where it's like $100 or over, that's just irresponsible on the GL office's part.

But here's a question - are there ever chapters who are hurting for numbers and will take on grade risks and that's maybe the explanation for why the GL office would do it this way? (Of course taking a bunch of grade risks when you have to work extra hard to get your numbers up is a pretty freaking stupid idea, but that's another story.)

[carnation]

I don't know but this girl had a 2.1 in high school and probably no one would even risk that?

(She flunked out of Valdosta right off.)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by carnation

I don't know but this girl had a 2.1 in high school and probably no one would even risk that?

(She flunked out of Valdosta right off.)

oh, thanks for reminding me - I was thinking of deferred. But a HS 2.1?? Yipes!! I agree, there would have to be something spectacular about her to grade risk that!!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

But here's a question - are there ever chapters who are hurting for numbers and will take on grade risks and that's maybe the explanation for why the GL office would do it this way?

A 2.1 is a hell of a risk lol. At my school, there was probably one girl per year who got a bid as a grade risk, and it was usually more like the girl has a 2.49 and the chapter GPA was a 2.5.

[LΩVE]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Yep. It's one thing if the rush fee is relatively low or nonexistent, but if it's at a school where it's like $100 or over, that's just irresponsible on the GL office's part.

But here's a question - are there ever chapters who are hurting for numbers and will take on grade risks and that's maybe the explanation for why the GL office would do it this way? (Of course taking a bunch of grade risks when you have to work extra hard to get your numbers up is a pretty freaking stupid idea, but that's another story.)

Our Recruitment Team tells PNMs at our first meeting that if their GPA is below a 2.3 they WILL be cut, as that is the lowest GPA that any chapter on campus will take. If they want to go through to meet the girls, that's fine, but they know up front that they will not be getting a bid until the next semester if they can make some good grades during their first semester.